SMU presidential historian Sharron Conrad joins us to talk about this unprecedented event in American history – and about the role presidents play in American race relations.
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Mom May Not Cook (But She Still Loves You)
Sarah Bowen, professor of sociology at North Carolina State University, joins us to take a tour inside the kitchens of everyday American women to uncover the challenges they face in providing even simple meals.
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The 2nd Amendment Doesn’t Cause Gun Violence
University of Alabama law professor Fredrick E. Vars joins us to discuss his 10 ideas for state-level policy to promote public safety while protecting gun ownership.
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The Malcolm X You Never Knew
Principal researcher Tamara Payne, who finished the book written by her late father, joins us to discuss previously unknown details of the man central to the Black freedom movement.
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Should The Biden Administration Investigate Trump?
James Fallows, staff writer at The Atlantic, joins us to talk about how President-Elect Biden’s administration might think about investigating – and possibly prosecuting – President Trump and members of his administration.
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How Science Skeptics Create Doubt
Sean B. Carroll, vice president for science education at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, joins us to talk about how science deniers return to the same strategies over and over to create doubt around new discoveries.
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How Work Has Changed During the Pandemic
Even if who’ve been fortunate enough to not contract COVID-19, the pandemic has affected in some way each of our home lives and careers. This hour, we’ll talk about how work has changed during the pandemic.
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The Case For Hate
Berit Brogaard, Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Brogaard Lab at the University of Miami, joins us to talk about the morality, psychology, science, and justifications for an emotion all of us feel, but no one likes to own up to.
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Why We Actually Do Need Space Force
W.J. Hennigan covers the Pentagon and national security for Time Magazine, and he joins us to talk about the new military branch charged with defending American GPS, communications, weather and missile-warning systems – and why battling its critics is currently job number one.
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A Covid Vaccine Is Imminent. So Who Should Get It First?
Christopher Cox joins us to think through effective vaccine distribution and if the focus should be on vulnerable populations or super-spreaders.
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American Populism, Post Trump
MIT professor Daron Acemoglu joins us to make the case that the American political landscape is deeply fractured, and that the nation’s unequal social classes add fuel to that fire.
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How To Help Your LGBTQ Child Thrive
Caitlin Ryan is a clinical social worker and director of the Family Acceptance Project, and she joins us to talk about parental acceptance, how to deal with bullying, and understanding a child’s non-heteronormative identity.
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